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Fragment 20 -21 June 21. I have just asked the good God, through the intercession of St. Louis Gonzague, for all our brothers and all our sisters, honored with our task of r...
1 Fragment 20 -22 Charged by the family, to offer you congratulations on the favor which God prepares for you, I beg you, my dear cousin, to accept the naive expression o...
Praise be J.M.J. 20 -3 The last talk I had with you, my dear Sister, suggested to me the idea of giving you a few rules on the very important subject of the affections you must ha...
Praise be J.M.J. 20 -4 It is the spirit of our Institute, my dear daughter, that you should be simple, naive, reason able, humble, docile and concise in your confessions; that you sh...
Praise be J.M.J. 20 -5 My dear daughter in Jesus Christ I am very glad to see you zealous in the way of perfection our good God is making known to you by revealing to you the myst...
Praise be J.M.J. 20 -6 Mademoiselle (name effaced) I am pleased to see that you are working and praying our good God to bless your efforts, and to open the eyes of your mind and t...
20 -7 I willingly join you, my dear daughter, in asking our good God for the conversion of the two persons whose fate rightly interests you. Do not worry however; let your divine Spouse always find your heart devoted to his love, an...
Praise be J.M.J. 20 -8 Mademoiselle (name effaced) I see with pleasure that you are gaining in way of confidence and that you are overcoming the difficulties occasioned by your ti...
Praise be J.M.J. 20 -9 Mademoiselle (name effaced) I am delighted to see that our good God has deigned to put calm into that heart that you are preparing for him. He is par excell...
Praise to J.M.J 3-1 It seems to me, dear Sister that you have taken the only wise course there is to take regar ding Henriette. So let our good God see to it; he will do what is right for the child and his glory. It is ...
Praised be J.M.J 3-10 Dear Sister We soon will find the favor we are seeking; the young nephew will go to Rooborst, where his brother is. I recommend you to grant the postulants, novices and young Sisters the time a...
L.S.J.M.J 3-11 Dear Sister Although you have given me very detailed accounts of our young Sisters and novices, it seems to me that my heart needs you to repeat or rather give me a fresh report on each sister, each nov...
Praise be J.M.J 3-2 30th of the Month of Mary 1836 Dear Sister I have commended dear Daudemont and his family to our good God. May the God of mercy deign to come to the help of all of us. You must follow Christ...
3-3 To Sister Marie -Anne, Mistress of Novices Courage, cheerfulness, generosity and a tender confidence in God, in Mary and in Joseph, these are the principle dispositions that I wish to (for) her whom mercy calls to co nsec...
3-4 To Sister Marie -Anne Dear Sister Your letter is a true and sweet consolation. God is very good, is he not, my dear Sister? He loves us very much. Let us love him too with all our hearts and inspire our children with that ...
3-5 To Sister Marie -Anne, Mistress of novices (The main part of the letter is missing) ... Have courage and confidence; God is good and all powerful. I am begging him to help us. Your devoted Father in Jesus Christ C...
Praised be J.M.J 3-6 My dear Child I cannot let a good opportunity pass without saying a word to you in favor of my dear novices. Consult with Mme Flore with whom I had the time to tell in detail my views and wish...
L.S.J.M.J 3 -7 My dear daughter During these days preceding the solemnity of Pentecost, I am concerning myself very much with the spiritual needs of my children. You will not be surprised at this attitude of mine. For ...
3-8 To Sister Marie -Anne, Mistress of novices Here at last are the answers to the letter I received some time ago. I am very pleased with the letter of Mme Léocadie. That child is making progress. Her wri ting is becoming go...
3-9 To Sister Marie -Anne, Mistress of novices (The beginning and end of the letter are missing) ... It is a strict custom to eat only two slices of bread in the morning. I have noticed that at your house, there is genera...
Not translated into English 4-37 and 4 -37b Note on page by translator: "are the same as 18 -172 and 18 -172a to Madame Clotilde".
L.S.J.M.J. 4-38 The sentiments you experienced during the visit of your reverend Mother Superior, are what they must be, my dear daughter in Jesus Christ. For a long time you have been d eprived of the happin...
L.S.J.M.J. 4-39 Madame Superior I am experiencing feelings of very keen gratitude towards our Patron St. Joseph, on account of the V.L. affair. The V.D.S. plan was my n...
L.S.J.M.J. 4-40 Madame Superior It is true that it is a long time since I wrote to you. If one measured time by the events that have followed one another since I addressed my last letter to you, one would h...
Praise be J.M.J. 4-41 My dear Sister You end your letter by asking pardon of me for its inordinate length, and I myself should perhaps need to begin mine by making excuses for my delay in answering you; let ...
L.S.J.M.J. 4-42 Madame Superior From time to time we receive salutary warnings. Sometimes the Lord addresses hi mself to our young religious, and after testing them with long, painful infirmities, finds it g...
4-43 Madame Superior Fortunately the sight of Mr. Van Wymelbeke who has just arrived, reminded me of the wine debt, for the payment of which I had made an agreement with Mme Clotilde. So, you will find a bill for that debt in...
4-44 (The beginning and the end of letter missing) ...I like to persuade myself that our dear new assistant will fulfill our plans and those of her divine Spouse who wants the happiness of all his spouses, even those who try ou...
Praise be J.M.J. 4-45 My reverend Mother I have thanked our good God very much for the graces he is bestowing on you. We could not repeat it enough; the Lord is infinitely merciful to us. The faults we ourse...
4-46 (Fragment of a letter. The top and bottom are missing) … Refrain also, dear child, from making those reflections that are too deep. Let yourself go more gently according to the good pleasure of your divine Spouse; refra...
4-47 Reverend Mother I am sending you some letters that more and more prove that our angel intercedes for us in heaven. In these outpourings of heart you will find some phrases suitable for including in your work. The book d...
4-48 Reverend and dear Mother As I think you no longer have the inanimate body of our very dear Sister Aloÿse, I believe myself obliged to write to you to make a proposal to you, for fear of being too late, if I wait for the ...
4-49 My very dear Child As it is impossible for me to come to Alost, I am sending you a few letters, recommending you to hand one to Mme Euphrosine and the others to your Mme. your Rev. Mot her, on her return from Malines. ...
4-50 My dear Sister I have not been able to arrange manner of my affairs so as to make the journey to you. I feel the need of it for your house, but hope this need is no such as to cause much a nxiety. I learned that you...
(The beginning and end of letter are missing) 4-51 When the extraordinary communion is granted, it goes without saying that the Sup erior has the right to participate like the other religious. I have talked about the propo...
L.S.J.M.J. 4-52 It is good to diversify the investment of funds a little and not remain too much with the same kind. I think a superior can go along with a certain amount of simplicity as regards correspo ndence with...
4-53 N o t e s It would perhaps be prudent at present to be content with doing the essential repairs to your school building, and later to get suitable premises put in order. Is it not advisable to put a stove in th...
LETTERS ADDRESSED TO MADAME CATHERINE DAL Superior at St. John the Baptist Convent, Mouscron Born July 4, 1774; Professed March 19 , 1831; Died Dec.15, 1851 (38 Letters: dated between 1833 and 1845) L.S.J.M.J...
Praise be J.M.J. 5-10 Reverend Mother I am again sending you a few reflections for Advent that I beg you to get copied out so that the very Rev. Mother can take copies back to Alost and elsewhere. You will t...
Praise be J.M.J. 5-11 Reverend Mother I am sending you news that will stun you, and yet we must adore the designs of our divine Master; our very dear Sister Aloÿse received the Last Sacraments on Sunday....
Praise be J.M.J. 5-12 Reverend Mother Our dear Sister Aloÿse is still alive, and consequently, we may still cherish the hope of kee ping her for the Institute in which she is so ...
Praise be J.M.J 5-13 Reverend Mother On Wednesday at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, our beloved Sister Aloÿse went to heaven to receive the reward God is preparing there for his spouses. You are acquainted wit...
Praise be J.M.J 5-14 Reverend Mother Because of the effect produced on you by the death of our beloved Sister Aloÿse, you can understand what I must have felt on this occasion, I who knew the merit of this e xc...
Praise be J.M.J. 5-15 Reverend Mother Everything being considered, it is appropriate to put off the profession ceremony until Wednesday the 28th. I will arrive on Monday or Tuesd...
Praise be J.M.J. 5-16 Reverend Mother I have been commending you to God very much during this time of triumph and consol ation; for, although I was upset by certain things on my las...
Praise be J.M.J. 5-17 Reverend Mother You did well not to speak to anyone about my last letter, since our good Sister Louise is ill and her indisposition may be of some duration. Ho...
Praise be J.M.J 5-18. Reverend Mother I was pleased to receive the good wishes you addressed to me for the touching feasts we are going to celebrate. I also pray our good Savior to grant you light and strength ...
Praise be J.M.J. 5-19 Reverend Mother Now your Mother Superior is making an appearance to bring you a few words of consol ation and give her blessing to your invalids. At the same time she will regulate some ...
L.S.J.M.J. 5-2 Reverend Mother I am writing a few words to you in answer to the letter of Sister Adelaide. Some eye trouble I brought back from Alost prevents me from a...
Praise be J.M.J. 5-20 Reverend Mother Wishing to send a few small things to your exhibition, I am putting off speaking to you about them until the moment when I have enough time to deal with them. Meanwhile, I ...